Greig Leach

With two big climbs at the end of the stage, and four guys up the road, Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac) and Julian Alaphilippe (Quickstep) jumped clear of the peloton in hopes of bridging across to the front group. It looked like the Sky lead peloton was going to sit back a bit today, so a break seemed to have a good chance of succeeding for stage honors. Plus, Villella is doing all he can to keep his polka dot jersey all of the way to Madrid.